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Originally Posted by 33girl
LMDAO at Cosmo advocating a "non-skank" rule of any sort. 
It's not body shaming. It's wearing what looks best on you. For example...I'm tall. I looked ridiculous when I tried to "peg" my jeans - as if I was waiting for a flood. So even when it was the biggest thing around, I didn't do it. I had enough sense by then (early 20s) to know what looked good and what didn't. Following the pack blindly is for junior high and high school, not college. If you're in college and have a group of friends that makes you feel that you have to dress a certain way, well, maybe it's time to find new friends.
And yeah, I had some sisters who were far from slim who wore mini skirts. BUT. They wore minis that 1) were in heavier fabrics and didn't show every lump and roll and 2) that were length appropriate. They also wore hose or tights and didn't have their Bensons hanging out.
This ho-style is KK and her ilk + remainder backlash from the grunge era which took about 5 years longer to go away than it should have. I think it's already starting to turn around. The last time I went into Delia's, the shirts and stuff seemed a LOT more conservative than what's been in the stores in previous years. You can look sexy, cute and young without putting it all out on display. |
Snaps for this post.
And though Cosmo isn't the pinnacle of covering up, I agree with 40%.
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Originally Posted by BluPhire
I know a man commenting on women's attire but here goes anyway.
The quoted above is where I agree. You have to realize college has always been the melting pot of trends, with a pinch of style. I believe many are arguing trends like they are style, and not putting it in the place of where it truly is...a trend. I'm sure once they graduate (prayfully) they will begin to pull away from what is trendy and start gravitating to establishing their own sense of style.
Besides it cost money (what they really don't have) to be stylish. Trendy is just a trip to H&M.
Heck I still remember during my college years it was all about being a billboard advertisement. Even if the clothes didn't warrant such attention.
Heck I knew more women with Bebe T-shirts than actual Bebe clothes (actual being clothes that they sale that didn't say Bebe).
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We're talking about dressing for your body. It absolutely doesn't cost a lot of money to dress yourself appropriately and stylishly. I'm betting if I went through my closet right now 80% of it is from Target, TJMaxx, or department store clearance sales. And the other 20% consists of gifts from my mother and aunt (and to be clear, none of that 20% is "designer", it's just not Target). I don't buy myself expensive clothing because I don't have my own income most of the time, but I do dress appropriately and stylishly. You don't need a designer name (or a lot of money) to look good.